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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Greetings friends and members of
Sustainable OKC – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>I’m writing to tell you about
an exciting initiative underway in Oklahoma City.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCC834 1.5pt;
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<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Transition Town OKC is a
project Sustainable OKC is incubating, based on the Transition Model and <i>The
Transition Handbook</i> by Rob Hopkins. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:left'><span
class=MsoSubtleReference>What is a Transition Town?</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>It all starts </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>when
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>small collection of
motivated individuals </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>from
a </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>community come
together with a shared concern: </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>How
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>can our community
respond to the challenges</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>and opportunities</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>of </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>peak
oil </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>and</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> climate change</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>?</span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:
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class=MsoSubtleReference>The group begins by forming an initiating group</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> and then adopt</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>ing </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>the Transition Model (explained <u><span
style='color:#C00000'><a
href="http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionPrimer"><span
style='color:#C00000'>here</span></a></span></u> at length, and in bits <u><span
style='color:#C00000'><a
href="http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/12Steps"><span
style='color:#C00000'>here</span></a></span></u> and <u><span style='color:
#C00000'><a href="http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/7Buts"><span
style='color:#C00000'>here</span></a></span></u>) with the intention of
engaging a significant proportion of the people in the</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>community to kick off a Transition Initiative.</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> The Transition movement started in the
England, and is spreading quickly across the globe - Scotland, Wales, Ireland, New
Zealand, Australia, U.S., Japan, Italy, Chile, Germany, Netherlands, Canada all
have cities with Transition Town groups.</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal'><span
class=MsoSubtleReference>A Transition Initiative is a community</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> (lots of examples <u><span
style='color:#C00000'><a
href="http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionCommunities"><span
style='color:#C00000'>here</span></a></span></u>) working together to look </span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>peak oil </span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>and </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>climate change </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>squarely
in the eye and address this BIG question: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin-left:84.0pt;text-align:left'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>"</span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>For</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>
all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself
and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the
effects of </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>peak oil</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>) and drastically reduce carbon emissions
(to mitigate the effects of </span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>c</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>limate </span><span style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif"'>c</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>hange)?"
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span class=MsoSubtleReference>A
Transition Town Initiative recognizes two crucial points: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l5 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>That
we used immense amounts of creativity, ingenuity and adaptability on the way up
the energy upslope, and that there's no reason for us not to do the same as we
transition on the downslope of fossil fuels.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:1.5pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l5 level1 lfo8'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>If
we collectively plan and act early enough there's every likelihood that we can
create a way of living that's significantly more connected, more vibrant and
more in touch with our environment than the oil-addicted treadmill that we find
ourselves on today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>In addition to the Transition Model
and Hopkins’ work, we’re pulling from several other resources (shown
at the end of this email). <strong><span style='color:#1C1F14;font-weight:normal'>This
project evolved from several small meetings Sustainable OKC (SOKC) hosted last
year (known as the Sustainable Energy Alliance), and is a grass-roots, community-based
effort open to all. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1C1F14;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Transition Town OKC Steering Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left'><b><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>The Transition Town OKC steering
group is open to anyone who would like to participate</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>. Project co-chairs are Christine
Patton, who, as many of you may know writes the very clever and informative
blog, <a href="http://peakoilhausfrau.blogspot.com/">Peak Oil Hausfrau</a>, and
myself. We have several members who’ve heard about this word-of-mouth but
we need more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Transition
Town OKC steering group commitment:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Be
willing to commit to one year of working on the steering group. After one year,
our hope is we’ll have a self-sustaining system that will run without a
steering group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Become
familiar with Transition Model by reading the online info and/or <i>The
Transition Handbook </i></span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>by
Rob Hopkins. The book is not long and is a quick read. We are using a lot of
the information and models in this book (along with other sources but those are
all free). If purchasing the book is a barrier for anyone, we have a donor who will
help with this. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Be
willing to meet as needed. Currently we’re meeting about every two weeks at
lunch time on a weekday in central Oklahoma City. Meeting frequency may decrease
as we progress. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1C1F14;font-weight:normal'>The next steering group meeting takes place
in about two weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1C1F14;font-weight:normal'>If you’re interested in working with the
steering group, please email Shauna at <a href="sstruby@gmail.com%20">sstruby@gmail.com</a>
ASAP. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://transitionculture.org/" target="_blank">http://transitionculture.org/</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.richardheinberg.com/museletter/192" target="_blank">http://www.richardheinberg.com/museletter/192</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.postcarbon.org/" target="_blank">http://www.postcarbon.org/</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.relocalize.net/" target="_blank">http://www.relocalize.net/</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://postcarboncities.net/" target="_blank">http://postcarboncities.net/</a>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:150%'><span style='line-height:150%;font-family:
"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>::: shauna </span><span
style='line-height:150%;font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:#2C3B12'>lawyer</span><span
style='line-height:150%;font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'> struby</span><b><span
style='font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#2C3B12'>President, Sustainable
OKC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a href="www.sustainableokc.org%20"><span
style='color:blue'>www.sustainableokc.org</span></a><span style='color:#2C3B12'>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:green'>please don't print this
e-mail unless you really need to</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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